This week's highlights
Querying human genomic data becomes more powerful with the release of Beacon V2
With funds and expertise from ELIXIR, the Discovery Work Stream of the GA4GH has released a new version of the Beacon application programming interface, which includes expanded functionality to improve the utility of the tool for clinical genomics research.
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BY-COVID event: National-level experiences of pathogen-related data sharing in pandemic times and beyond
23 June 2022 | 13-15:00 CET | Online
By-Covid project orgranises an online open meeting to exchange national experiences on data sharing during the COVID19 pandemic.
More information and registration
Recommended reads
PhosPiR: an automated phosphoproteomic pipeline in R
An ELIXIR-FI paper
Large-scale phosphoproteome profiling using mass spectrometry provides functional insight that is crucial for disease biology and drug discovery. However, extracting biological understanding from these data is an arduous task requiring multiple analysis platforms that are not adapted for automated high-dimensional data analysis. This paper introduces an integrated pipeline that combines several R packages to extract high-level biological understanding from large-scale phosphoproteomic data by seamless integration with existing databases and knowledge resources.
Federated discovery and sharing of genomic data using Beacons
GA4GH & ELIXIR-EXCELERATE
The Beacon Project is a Global Alliance for Genomics & Health (GA4GH) initiative that enables genomic and clinical data sharing across federated networks. The project is working toward developing regulatory, ethics and security guidance to ensure proportionate safeguards for distribution of data according to the GA4GH-developed Framework for Responsible Sharing of Genomic and Health-Related Data2. In this article, the authors describe the Beacon protocol and how it can be used as a model for the federated discovery and sharing of genomic data.
Updates from Nodes
New article on the large-scale FINRISK population survey
Read the recently published article FINRISK: one of the worlds longest-running population survey time series.
Full article
ELIXIR Norway has signed the Federated EGA Collaboration Agreement
ELIXIR Norway formally joined the Federated EGA collaboration, and were warmly welcomed and greeted as the first Federated EGA node to join the FEGA network.
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Updates from Other Initiatives
Survey on Personalised Medicine
A survey prepared in the ExACT project to ask citizens in the European Union about their views on personalised medicine.
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RDA- SHARC Open Science survey
The goal of this survey is to identify perceptions and expectations of various research communities regarding how Open Science activities aretaken into consideration and rewarded.
Upcoming ELIXIR events & webinars
ELIXIR Training Courses & Webinars
The ELIXIR TeSS portal has a variety of interesting events and courses organised by the ELIXIR Nodes. For more, visit TeSS portal
3rd hands-on computational enzyme design workshop
30 May - 1 June 2022 | Virtual
Intermediate Python
3 June 2022 | Bern, Switzerland
First Step with R in Life Sciences
8-9 June 2022 | Lausanne, Switzerland
Functional exploration of genetic variants in cardiac diseases
14-15 June 2022 | Lyon, France | Apply by 1 May
ELIXIR Webinar: ELIXIR Operations
16 June 2022 | 15:00 CEST | Virtual
Checking for preprint and article updates
16 June 2022 | 16:00 CEST | Virtual
Research Data Management and Data Management Plan
23-24 June 2022 | Lausanne, Switzerland
Summer school on genetic epidemiology
29 June - 2 July 2022 | Davos, Switzerland
Training course on facilitation and moderation skills
7-8 July 2022 | Hague, Netherlands
ELIXIR Events and Conference
ELIXIR All Hands meeting 2022
7-10 June 2022 | Amsterdam, Netherlands
BY-COVID: National-level experiences of pathogen-related data sharing in pandemic times and beyond
23 June 2022 | 13-15:00 CET | Online
BioHackathon Europe
7-11 November 2022 | Paris, France
Job vacancies
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Scientific Relations Manager (50-60%)
Institut Suisse de Bioinformatique
Bioinformatician / software developer
Masaryk University and FNUSA-ICRC
DevOps System Administrator
University of Bergen